A winner -- literally! I'm a college student and my dorm sponsored a cooking contest for dishes using fresh pumpkin, so I entered this one, and I won 1st prize, a mini iPod! I roasted baby pumpkin halves and served the risotto in them, which made for a great presentation. Delicious (though time-consuming).

I halved this recipe but had to add lots of flour (probably a cup or more). It was still kind of sticky when I set it to rise the first time, but it expanded splendidly. Crisp crust as promised, and very very tasty.